Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 06:30:00 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: cvsupit - file system 105% - what have I done ? Message-ID: <20021123053000.GA10380@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <20021123043826.C0FCB647FFE@server5.fastmail.fm> References: <20021123043826.C0FCB647FFE@server5.fastmail.fm>
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On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 05:38:26PM +1300, Richard Shea wrote: > Hi - For the first time ever I have tried to upgrade a FreeBSD by using > CVS. In fact I used CVSUPIT. I'm on 4.4-RELEASE and I just wanted to move > up to 4.5,6 or 7. > > Well I answered a few questions, pressed the button and the process > commenced 'checking out' hundreds of files. I thought this was a bit > suprising given I thought the whole point of CVS was to only pull those > files which had changed - it just seemed to be pulling everying ! Anyway > I had to CTRL-C it after a while as the file system had gone to 105%. > The tag you have used will download the latest Stable release, i.e. everything up to a few hours ago post 4.7 release .. a squillion files. To get upto 4.5 release I think you will need a tag of RELENG_4_5_0_RELEASE After that change this to "RELENG_4_5" which should start to get you the security updates when you again run cvsupit. -And -ditto- to go up the release chain... The src for 4.7 takes about 300 MB. Then you need space for the object files .. say >300 I am not sure about the ports collection, a couple of hundred maybe. Docs ? It's all online, so you could leave them out if you are really tight on space. I have never upgraded this way, so the chance of success of using the above to jump from 4.4 to 4.7 in one bound is not something I could comment on. Good luck :) -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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